Thursday, May 25, 2006

JOHN McCAIN IN A NUTSHELL FROM A PROFESSOR AT NEW SCHOOL - JAN CLAUSEN



  • his career-long disrespect for women's reproductive rights
  • his stubborn opposition to equal protection under the law for lesbians and gay men
  • his advocacy of pre-emptive war even before 9/11
  • cozying up to Jerry Falwell by speaking at Liberty University
  • used his engagement at the New School to deflect criticism of the Liberty appearance as he revved up his bid for the Republican presidential nomination
  • That he'd recently been singing George W. Bush's praises despite Bush's evisceration of the anti-torture measure he'd sponsored
  • Reputation as "maverick" and "moderate" belies his actual record as an unequivocal reactionary on crucial domestic and foreign policy matters
  • promotes a violent nationalism that obscure the ugly reality of an invasion based on lies, greed, and disregard for the basic humanity of ordinary Iraqis



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